Pathfinder page- Mayan Mysteries

Video resources used in WebQuest:

http://www.pbs.org/programs/quest-lost-maya/ - Video assigned for viewing before the project begins.

http://www.history.com/topics/maya/videos#the-mayans - video short clip with information about Mayan life

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/84405/There-are-many-theories-about-why-the-Maya-abandoned-some - Encyclopedia video about the Maya and their cities.

Other Online resources used in WebQuest:

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/puzzlesquizzes/quizyournoodle-ancient-maya/ - Quiz yourself about the Maya

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/08/maya-rise-fall/gugliotta-text - Rise and Fall of the Maya National Geographic article

http://www.history.com/topics/maya - Theories about decline.

http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/digging-into-the-maya-mystery/ - More theories about the decline

http://www.learner.org/interactives/collapse/copan/index.php - Interactive site that looks at what archaeologists have discovered at Copan (click on the Maya tab).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/cultures/maya_01.shtml British article about the Maya and their decline.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/84405/There-are-many-theories-about-why-the-Maya-abandoned-some

http://www.world-mysteries.com/Fall_of_of%20Mayan_civilization.htm A lot of information here.

Additional resources:

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/mayan-2012-calendar-doomsday-december-21-scientists-offer/story?id=15273982#.UIrMiIYzeNo - Good Morning America news segment about the Mayan calendar.

http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/mayan.html - Technical information about the complicated Mayan calendar.

http://www.mayanindians.com/maya-history.html - Chronological history of the Maya. Good resource for making your murals.

http://history-world.org/maya.htm Mentions several theories for the decline. Good general information about the Maya

http://www.history.com/videos/where-did-it-come-from-the-ancient-maya---power-centers#where-did-it-come-from-the-ancient-maya---power-centers - Video clip about Mayan architecture.